Alva Construction offers Low Bids on a Pair of Construction Contracts

Aug 19, 2024 | Local News

A local construction company posted the lowest bids on two construction contracts.

Alva Construction offered the lowest estimate of $1.4 million for two projects in Antigonish County, involving gravelling and culvert replacement. 

The work includes a 3.2 kilometre section of Pomquet Point Road and a culvert replacement on Old Mulgrave Road.  Three other companies bid on the work.

Alva also had the lowest bid of $3.1 million for four projects in Inverness County for gravelling and culvert replacement. 

The work involving a 5.2 kilometre section of Roseburn Road, 5 kilometres of Beaton Road, 1.2 kilometres of Walker Cove Road, and the culvert replacement on Shore Road.  Two other companies offered estimates on the work.

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